Asunción vs Cali

Cali leads Asunción by 1 points on the CIRA Index, 60 to 59. Asunción grades better on 5 measures, Cali on 9; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Asunción 59, Cali 60
• OECD: Asunción 49, Cali 63
• UN Tourism: Asunción 57, Cali 64
• UNDRR: Asunción 38, Cali 55

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Asunción 65, Cali 56
• Economy and jobs: Asunción 56, Cali 50
• Climate and hazards: Asunción 30, Cali 60
• Water and environment: Asunción 50, Cali 75
• Community and housing: Asunción 100, Cali 83
• Access and continuity: Asunción 46, Cali 46

Where Asunción is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 64 % average annual occupancy (Asociación Industrial Hotelera del Paraguay (AIHPY) / La Nación, H1 2026). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4.
• Unemployment rate: 7.3 % of the labour force (SINAFOCAL & Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Estudio sobre Tendencias del Mercado Laboral en Asunción y Central 2024, 2023). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.1 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Rent growth: 1.2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (metro figure) (Banco Central del Paraguay (BCP) via InfoNegocios, 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4.

Where Cali is stronger

• Largest foreign market: 32 % of international arrivals or nights (Alcaldía de Santiago de Cali - Secretaría de Turismo / Observatorio de Turismo SITUR Valle, Q1 2025). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 21.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 10 and 30: grade 3/4.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 80 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Empresas Municipales de Cali (EMCALI) / Concejo de Cali, 2024). Between 70 and 85: grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 308.2 kg per resident per year (Alcaldía de Santiago de Cali & Corporación Autónoma Regional del Valle del Cauca (CVC), 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 25 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Alcaldía de Santiago de Cali - Diagnóstico POT & Censo Arbóreo CVC-DAGMA, 2024). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (MinCIT) / FONTUR, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4.
• Government effectiveness: 42.9 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Paraguay: #85 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Colombia: #54 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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